I had the good fortune to meet an eighteen-year-old filmmaker named Braedan a few years back. Not only was he brilliantly wise beyond his years, he was also a talented and kind young man. Although I only met him once, the video he shared at the time has haunted me since. It’s called “Totem”; and […]
Painting & Photography
What Wisdom Have You Learned From Your Wounds?
Among many things, I am a visual artist. Several years ago, I took a course that changed my life. It was a course on the Business of Art. I learned a great deal but the most important was to allow myself to be me. It meant I needed to be vulnerable and that was incredibly […]
Why Travel is Important; and How To Do it Without Leaving Your Backyard
Who doesn’t love to travel? And who hasn’t been missing it throughout the global pandemic? Traveling the world is a pastime many of us enjoy…
Photo Essay: The Beautiful Doorways and Entrances of Bucerias, Mexico
If you ever yearn to travel back to a simpler time, walking the cobblestone streets of Bucerias, Riviera Nayarit, Mexico is a sure-fire way to achieve this. Located 27 kms from Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Bucerias (pop 9,000) feels like what I imagine P.V. did in the 1950’s when it was a humble fishing village, rather than […]